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LENIN MISCELLANY
24309
RESOLUTION ON A CONGRATULATORY TELEGRAM 
FROM WORKERS OF THE MILITIA OF MINSK PROVINCE
January 12, 1919

To Podbelsky:
remind about the prohibition on congratulatory 
telegrams.

24317
TELEGRAM 
TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF THE NORTHERN COMMUNE*
January 12, 1919

According to data from Komprod and the Commune at the Petrograd junction, several hundred unloaded cars have accumulated, among them with foodstuffs. On behalf of the Council of Defense, it is proposed to take all measures for immediate unloading and release of cars, especially those carrying food cargo.

Chairman of the Council of Defense
Lenin

Printed from the 
original signed 
by V. I. Lenin.

24307
TELEGRAM TO THE SUZDAL-VLADIMIR 
DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 
copy to the VLADIMIR PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
January 12, 1919

Check most strictly the conduct of the barrier detachments and the Extraordinary Commission in Gavrilov Posad. Are they issuing receipts for the grain being seized? Is the accounting correct? What is being done with the seized grain? Telegraph confirmation of execution.

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
Lenin

* The Northern Commune then united the northwestern provinces 
of the RSFSR.

YEAR 1919
24975
RESOLUTION ON A TELEGRAM CONCERNING THE STRUGGLE 
AGAINST SNOWDRIFTS
January 13, 1919

The first sensible report. Find out who Pashkov* is, write a memorandum to Narkomvnudel that I welcome this first sensible report, I thank Pashkov, from others I demand t h e   s a m e .

24312
TELEGRAM TO THE YURYEV-POLSKY FOOD REQUISITION COMMITTEE
January 14, 1919

I have received a statement from eight workers of the Ivanovo-Kineshma district concerning the requisition of 19 poods of oats from them. Immediately investigate the reasons for the requisition. In case the requisition is improper, return the oats immediately and hold the guilty parties accountable.

Lenin

Printed from the 
original signed 
by V. I. Lenin.

3716
RESOLUTION 
ON A TELEGRAM FROM A DEMOBILIZED COMMANDER**
January 16, 1919

To Sklyansky for taking measures and report.

* Pashkov was the chief of railway militia in one of the districts of Tula Province. In a telegram addressed to the Council of Defense, he cited concrete data on the number of workers and carts engaged in clearing railway lines of snowdrifts and reported on normal train movement on the railway sections under his responsibility.

** The resolution was written on a telegram from a demobilized commander who arrived in Mogilev from the Eastern Front after being wounded. The author of the telegram complained about the provincial military commissar and provincial party committee, who did not assist him in securing work.